Where does “rima” come from?

rima (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic rimô, from Proto-Indo-European rem- — to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

rima (Old English): edge; rim; border; bank; coast

Definitions

  1. edge; rim; border; bank; coast

Ancestry of “rima”, step by step

rima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic rimô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrimô—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

via Proto-Germanic rembô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrembôedge, border

Words derived from “rima”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rimô →